Summer is gearing up and I’m constantly amazed at how many fun things we have in the Houston area.

Schlitterbahn is an amazing water park with numerous locations in Texas. I was excited to find one so close to us in Galveston. Now we have a little-a threenager so I was hesitant to bring her but we are adventurers. I was worried there wouldn’t be enough for us to do. Boy was I wrong.

1.Torrent Beach Kids Area-Torrent Beach Kids Area is an area just for littles with chase loungers for parents. The area includes small slides and waterfall mushrooms perfect for entertaining the littlest guests. This area is also considered inside or rather in a completely covered area so no worries about burns!

2.Tiki Tikes–This is an outside area with loungers and shaded picnic areas. All small tikes areas have roughly 1 foot of water. This section boasts two slides perfect for young children and loads of water gushing out everywhere from tikis to water pipe “breaks”. Children are allowed to ride on parents laps down the slide as well.

3. Treasure Island Kids Pool– This outside area boasts a ginormous pirate ship full of slides and water features. Large enough for splashing around and lounging for grownup.

4. Wasserfest Kids Area-This smaller kids area is located in the inside covered are of the park so no burn worries. This kids area has a smaller pirate ship with four small water slides, dumping buckets and waterfall mushrooms.

5.Mix Your Own Icee and Watching Kristal River-Who doesn’t love an icee? At Schlitterbahn you can get an extra long clear icee cup and fill it with a rainbow of flavors and just sit back and watch all the people enjoying the lazy river. I found that when we needed a break our little loved watching all the big kids on the slides.

I was honestly surprised at how many areas Schlitterbahn had created for small children. It really is a family fun park.

Parking is free and it’s close, our walk was minimal. Floaty Vests are available at the park to borrow for small children so if you don’t want to lug your floaties around you don’t have to. Is your little a thrill seeker? Well they can ride most large slides sitting on your lap-you brave souls!

Row was the one screaming no, no, no as I drug her out of the park. So there you have it. Don’t think that’s enough? How about you see for yourself? Schlitterbahn is giving away free passes to readers! Just enter below for your chance to win 2 all day tickets to any Schlitterbahn of their choice.

So I’m sure you’ve already mosied on over to my previous post about Bluebonnets. What bluebonnets you say? Well if you’re a Texan you know exactly what bluebonnets are. First and foremost they’re our stat flower. Oh yes every Kindergartner can tell you that since we teach Texas history starting day 1. Secondly it’s a tradition for Texans to follow the highways up to hill country-because not all of Texas is flat-and take some pictures in the beautiful bluebonnet roadsides.

So basically we walk outside on a hill in picture perfect clothes and sit in dirt. We pray that the fire ants don’t get us and we smile for the camera or uhem cry for the camera and we make a Texas memory.

Purex came up with an amazing Texas Bluebonnety idea. Since Texans love bluebonnets so much why don’t we make an exclusive Texas scent-available at HEB of course. Oh and there’s one more catch-the jug-well it’s Texas sized!

Good thing too because after sitting in those fields of Texas bluebonnets well-we were Texas dirty!

Just a small amount lifted all our dirt and grime and came out shiny and bluebonnety new.

Purex loves Texas so much that they wanted to give some Texas sized bottle away to several lucky readers! There’s only one catch-you must live in Texas and have HEB around to shop at. It’s sold exclusively there! Fit the bill? Enter below and I’ll send the winners their coupons for a free bottle!!!!

Let me just start off by saying we deal with hair a lot in this household. Row was born with a full head of hair. It never fell out like all those people said it would. It grew, and grew, and curled. Row’s hair is to her bum now. She loves her bow bows but when we go out to play at the park or at a play date I have to have hair ties ready. Hair isn’t holding us back.

Enter Hairbanglez. Miss Karin is a girl with a dream. You see she also has long glorious hair and was always wearing a hair tie too but she had a dream. A dream to make hair tie wearing fabulous. Hairbanglez are adorable, stylish bracelets for kiddos and moms that hide your hair tie. Look closely-see that black stripe? It’s my hair tie!

Hairbanglez come in a variety of colors and materials from silicone, to plastics, to metals. We were lucky enough to get to try out the Miniz collection-made specifically for girls and tweens. What did I love? The colors first of all are amazing and there are so many options! Matching our fav outfits was no problem. The quality, the colors, the style.

Row loved them too because they’re well-bracelets! They’re bendy and come on and off easily without leaving a red mark-like wearing your hair tie does.

Hairbanglez also look great with the layering trend. Let’s just face it they’re unique and so cool. Perfect for someone who has everything or someone with awesome hair. Our friends over at Hairbanglez want to share the love with our readers as well! One lucky reader will receive a a pack containing four Miniz of their very own! Don’t forget to enter below! Tell me when you need a hair tie!

I received a set of Hairbanglez for review but all opinions are entirely my own.